Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1
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A patient has an order for 2 tabs
Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6
hours. The drug comes in 250 mg
capsules. What would the nurse
administer?
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of 1.5 mL
a
drug intramuscularly. The label on
the multidose vials reads 100
mg/mL.
How much would the nurse give?
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of 0.75 mL
furosemide (Lasix) to a client with
congestive heart failure (CHF).
The
vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is
the
correct dose to administer?
, The nurse is providing discharge 2.4 mL
teaching for a client who has been
prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid
medication. The mother shows the
nurse the label of the medication,
which reads: 250 mg/mL. The
nurse
would instruct the mother to give
how many milliliters?
A child is to receive 500 mg of an 10 mL
antibiotic suspension. The label on
the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The
nurse should administer how much
of
the suspension in one dose?
A health care provider orders 250 2.5 mL
mg of an antibiotic suspension.
The
label on the suspension reads
"500
mg/5 mL." How much would the
nurse administer?
The client is to be given ascorbic 4 tabs
acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg
tablets." How much will the nurse
give?
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A patient has an order for 2 tabs
Chloromycetin, 500 mg every 6
hours. The drug comes in 250 mg
capsules. What would the nurse
administer?
A nurse is to administer 150 mg of 1.5 mL
a
drug intramuscularly. The label on
the multidose vials reads 100
mg/mL.
How much would the nurse give?
A nurse is to administer 30 mg of 0.75 mL
furosemide (Lasix) to a client with
congestive heart failure (CHF).
The
vial contains 40 mg/mL. Which is
the
correct dose to administer?
, The nurse is providing discharge 2.4 mL
teaching for a client who has been
prescribed 600 mg of an oral liquid
medication. The mother shows the
nurse the label of the medication,
which reads: 250 mg/mL. The
nurse
would instruct the mother to give
how many milliliters?
A child is to receive 500 mg of an 10 mL
antibiotic suspension. The label on
the bottle reads 250 mg/5 mL. The
nurse should administer how much
of
the suspension in one dose?
A health care provider orders 250 2.5 mL
mg of an antibiotic suspension.
The
label on the suspension reads
"500
mg/5 mL." How much would the
nurse administer?
The client is to be given ascorbic 4 tabs
acid 1 g daily by mouth. The
medication comes in a container
labeled, "Ascorbic Acid 250 mg
tablets." How much will the nurse
give?
